Elm Tree Beacon Light
Elm Tree Beacon Lighthouse | |
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Location | Staten Island / Lower New York Bay |
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Coordinates | 40°33′50″N 74°5′43″W / 40.56389°N 74.09528°WCoordinates: 40°33′50″N 74°5′43″W / 40.56389°N 74.09528°W |
Year first constructed | 1856 |
Year first lit | 1856 |
Deactivated | 1964 |
Foundation | Brick |
Construction | 1856: Wood, 1939: Concrete |
Tower shape | Square Cylindrical |
Markings / pattern | 1856: painted in bands, two white and one red, red roof on lantern, 1939: Natural |
Height | 59 feet (18 m) |
Characteristic | Fixed White - visible on Range line only |
ARLHS number | USA-272 [1] |
Elm Tree Beacon Light served as the front range with New Dorp Light as the rear to mark Swash Channel. The channel is now marked by Staten Island Light and West Bank Light.
References
External links
- Lighthouse Friends site
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: New York". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
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